All the world's a stage...

I'm Taryn. Twenty-Eight. Graduate of UT Austin. I'm quirky in the worst ways possible, but I try to be the best person I can anyways. I'm passionate about sports, travel, art, music, & most importantly human/equal rights.

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This is the bad place.

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A few days in, I feel like I have a giant hole in my life and i'm not sure how to fill it anymore.

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To sleep would make this bad dream real. I don't want to sleep again. I want to wake and for him to still be here, warm and cuddled next to me.

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Your INFJ Care and Handling User Guide and Manual

This manual is part of a series of guides originated by @intpboard

Congratulations! You have come into the possession of your very own INFJ unit, probably through a poetry slam at an underground coffee shop. In all likelihood, they have only offered you this manual after you expressed your intense love for Fight Club and organic tea. Give yourself a pat on the back for earning their trust.

Your INFJ unit will come equipped with the following accessories:

One (1) emotional sponge

Two (2) everyday outfits

Two (2) old man/history teacher/librarian outfits

One (1) Harry Potter outfit inspired by their house

Two (2) bookshelves fully stocked with books and sentimental knickknacks

Two (2) cabinets of herbal tea

One (1) set of Star Wars movies on BluRay

One (1) animal companion

Three (3) unrealistic plans for their life

Infinite (∞) deep thoughts, ideas, and questions

Infinite (∞) unfinished projects

Software:

Your INFJ will come preprogrammed with the following traits;

Ni: Your INFJ will frequently freeze due to its complex thoughts, but don’t worry, INFJ will always return to share its inner workings. Unless it has to do with their feelings. (See Troubleshooting pg 6) You may find that your INFJ is psychic. This mode is only installed on some units, but do not be alarmed if it is installed on yours. It is still in beta, so be wary of predictions. Your INFJ may struggle to talk in non-symbolic language. If your INFJ warns you not to do something, it is advised to listen.

Fe: INFJ units consider everyone’s emotions but their own, and it is an essential part of caring for them to help them relieve their own emotions. INFJs often put on different personas to avoid conflict and to put others at ease. This may come across as fake or masking their own values, but this is, in fact, on of their values. Your INFJ will motivate you and make you feel important, but often forgets to do so for themselves.

Ti: This function filters the Fe function, making sure that your INFJ is being logical. Beware INFJ door slams, often when your INFJ is in a Ni-Ti loop. (See Troubleshooting pg 7) The INFJ door slam is almost impossible to override, and once you’ve lost your INFJ’s trust it will be very hard to regain it. However, it is very hard to cause a doorsl as INFJ’s are very patient.

Se: This function only works in certain modes, but it allows your INFJ to act quickly in. A certain context. Your INFJ’s Se function allows them to quickly bring in new information for Ti to process and categorise. Se will either function properly to balance Ni and ensure the Ni’s ideas are feasible, or it will malfunction and cause Ni burnouts.

Getting Started:

1. Place cup of tea (preferably from their collection) next to your INFJ.

2. Put a book of poetry in your INFJ’s hands.

3. Set your INFJ’s animal companion next to them.

4. Allow your INFJ to charge by reading and cuddling their companion.

5. If step 4 does not work, initiate a conversation about psychology with your unit.

6. If your INFJ still doesn’t start, take them to a dusty bookshop and allow them to roam for 4+ hours.

Modes:

Deep (default) - Asks too many questions. Zones out only to excitedly return and talk about dinosaurs and stars. May accidentally talk in cryptic symbolism.

Therapist - Activated when confronted with emotions. Uses hugs and possibly the Sarcastic mode to cheer you up. Will sit with you quietly until you are emotionally stable and then bombard you with questions, water, and food.

Sarcastic - Activated usually when in a boring situation. Uses Ti to make very funny, sometimes cutting remarks on the stupidity of the topic.

Protective Dad Friend - Activated after Therapist. Will beat anyone who hurts you with a bat. Will not let you stay in a bad relationship. Overly protective.

Closed off science nerd - Overly excited about elements and Newton’s Three Laws of Motion. Will lock themselves in their room and read 42 Wikipedia pages. Activated when around NT units.

Relationships with other units:

NFs: Often activates Protective Dad Friend and Therapist modes. INFPs may feel devalued by INFJ, but will get along eventually.

NTs: Gets along well when in Sarcastic mode or Closed off science nerd. Good for bouncing ideas off of. NTs check the feasibility of INFJ’s ideas.

SJs: Difficult to communicate between each other, especially when INFJ is in Closed off science nerd mode. INFJ enjoys how responsible and put together SJs are.

SPs: INFJs appreciate SP’s spontaneous and fun loving nature. SPs may overwhelm your INFJ with their sensing function.

Feeding:

Your INFJ may forget to eat when in the following modes: Closed off science nerd, Therapist, Protective Dad Friend, and Deep. Notice that they may forget to eat in their default mode, so feed them at least two (2) times daily. Your INFJ will not die if left to fend for its own food, but it may shut down temporarily.

Grooming:

Your INFJ will groom regularly if it has a duty such as school or work. Your INFJ may forget to groom if it has an extended break. Make sure to remind them of mundane tasks like brushing teeth and hair, changing their clothes, and showering.

Sleeping:

Your INFJ unit will try to convince you and themselves that they do not need sleep. Do not listen to them. They need at least four (4) hours of sleep. INFJs have a tendency to be insomniacs when in their default mode.

Frequently Asked Questions:

Help! I lost my INFJ in a bookstore/coffee shop/similar venue!

Your INFJ is probably hiding from other humans, or engaging in a deep conversation with an old man. Fear not, they will come find you in no longer than 2 hours.

Do I get to keep my INFJ?

Yes, probably! INFJs often bond for life, both platonically and romantically! Once you have established a relationship with INFJ it is hard to get rid of them. But be careful of the INFJ door slam.

I left my INFJ alone for a weekend and now they’re shut down. What do I do?

Refer to Getting Started. If you have a well established relationship with your INFJ, perhaps integrate cuddling/hugging into the Getting Started process.

Again, congratulations on your newly acquired INFJ unit!

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It's been a long time since I've seen your smiling face.

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Life is so weird. Think about it.

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Do you miss me at all?

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What sand really looks like—grains of sand, magnified 

Photographer Gary Greenberg uses a 3D microscope to open our eyes to the microworld — a place where tiny sand grains look like colorful pieces of candy.

In Gary’s talk at TEDxMaui, he explains what we don’t see when we stick our toes in the sea:

"Each sand grain is about a tenth of a millimeter in size. When you look closer, it’s really quite amazing. You have microshells there; coral; fragments of other shells; olivine; bits of volcano; tube worms — an amazing array of incredible things exist in sand. 

When we’re walking along a beach, we’re actually walking along millions of years of biological and geological history. We don’t realize it, but it’s actually a record of that entire ecology. If you look at different sands from different places — every single beach, every single place where you look at sand — they’re different.”

Photos courtesy of Gary Greenberg. See more of Gary’s photography documenting the “microworld” at his website.

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I am terrible at the internet these days. That is all.

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Ranty rant

So my general dissatisfaction with certain aspects of my life continues. Work is just work and it's just a job. It's not fun, it's not engaging in any way, and the only "excitement" I get in going into a new position is wearing off because it's taking so goddamn long to get to that point. I get no fulfillment out of what I do and I don't really feel like i'm making a difference... and that's exactly what I never wanted for myself when I "grew up." I always wanted to be in a job where I was making a difference, where I felt like my work actually mattered in the scope of society at large. Instead i'm working a job where no one really cares about what I do, customers or retailers, and don't understand how much effort I go through to make things look good. It just feels like everything I do is all for not in the end because no matter how good I am at my job, everything is still going to be fucked up when I get back to that store. I don't know if it's job security or futility that I feel more when it comes down to it. And in the things I am passionate about, politics, fixing social problems, social awareness and public outreach, etc, you know, the shit that matters... In those areas I know a lot about some particular things but I don't know how to get involved in a way in which I could be empowered enough to make a difference. I want a job where I am passionate about what I do and my interests are wide ranging but generally driven towards the betterment of society. The problem with that is that I don't really have any open avenues to get into those kinds of jobs. I have a BA in psych, I don't really know anyone with any experience in nonprofits or the like, I have no idea how to reach out to someone to say "hey will you please teach me something about your job?" and all and all, I just feel at a loss. I want more resources, I want to learn more and be better. I know I can be an agent of change if I was given the opportunity to hone the skills I need to be successful for employment in a progressive field. I just don't know how to get to that point. Hence me feeling endlessly stuck.

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"I fight cynicism. It’s too easy. It’s really boring. It’s much harder to be positive and see the wonder of everything. Cynicism is a bunch of people who aren’t as talented as other people, knocking them because they make them feel even more untalented."

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“Take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.”

— Elie Wiesel (via spiritd3sire)

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A basic economic principle is government ought to tax what we want to discourage, and not tax what we want to encourage. For example, if we want less carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, we should tax carbon polluters. On the other hand, if we want more students from lower-income families to be able to afford college, we shouldn’t put a tax on student loans. Sounds pretty simple, doesn’t it? Unfortunately, congressional Republicans are intent on doing exactly the opposite. Earlier this year the Republican-led House passed a bill pegging student-loan interest rates to the yield on the 10-year Treasury note, plus 2.5 percentage points. “I have very little tolerance for people who tell me that they graduate with $200,000 of debt or even $80,000 of debt because there’s no reason for that,” Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), the co-sponsor of the GOP bill, said. Republicans estimate this will bring in around $3.7 billion of extra revenue, which will help pay down the federal debt. In other words, it’s a tax — and one that hits lower-income students and their families.

Robert Reich on Why Republicans Want to Tax Students. It blows my mind that so few people are discussing this. Out of all of my Facebook friends, 98% of which would fall under the low to middle income levels, I’ve seen this topic mentioned only once between posts on the weather and pleas for lives on Candy Crush.

I’ve said it before: an increase in student loan interest rates is simple taxation under a different name… and it only affects the lower and middle classes, because wealthy people don’t need to take out student loans.

Five years of bitching and editorials and rallies by Republicans and Tea Partiers over all of President Obama’s plans that would “raise taxes" - and  this actual tax increase (that only includes the lower and middle classes) dwarfs them all.

Yet, either nobody seems to notice or we’re all too ignorant to care. 

(via fortunenglory)

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Source 

Photographe  Fairy Daily

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Carol Rifka Brunt, Tell the Wolves I’m Home

Submitted by through-flesh-and-bone.

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I finally started listening to Neutral Milk Hotel. I think had I been introduced to them 10 years ago instead of Brand New, they'd probably be my favorite band.